"These are the pills you refined!"
Lu Li looked at the pill in front of him, which was bigger than his fist. Although it was indeed rich in spiritual energy and had a strong fragrance, it was still very small.
Given its size, is it even possible for anyone to fit it in their mouth? It would probably have to be cut into four, five, six, seven, or eight pieces.
Thinking that in the future, all the pills refined by his junior sister would be this big, and that those who would eat her pills would have to split them apart before each meal.
Just thinking about that scene gave Lu Liguang a headache. He rubbed his temples helplessly, looked at Shushu, and waited for her answer, wanting to know which step had gone wrong!
Our little sweet potato, however, felt a bit embarrassed under Lu Li's direct gaze.
She couldn't very well say directly that she followed the method but couldn't condense the pill and only got a pool of medicinal liquid.
Having no other choice, she used some tricks and rolled out a large round ball.
When she tried to roll the large sphere into smaller balls, she found that the large sphere was too stable. She tried to separate it with her divine sense and mental power for a long time, but she was unable to do so.
Seeing that the pill would burn to a crisp if she continued refining it, she had no choice but to give up and let it end up as a large sphere.
It must be said that, smelling the rich fragrance of the pills and looking at the spiritual energy surrounding them, there's nothing wrong with them except that a normal person couldn't eat one.
For a moment, Shushu didn't know how to explain the process to Lu Li, and could only look at Lu Li pitifully.
Upon seeing that look, Lu Li instantly surrendered. Not wanting to make things difficult for her, he changed his approach and had the millet be re-processed using the same method as before, while he himself oversaw the process.
Shushu didn't make things difficult for him. After processing the spiritual plants, he started heating the stove.
After the alchemy furnace was preheated, the spiritual plants were placed in to remove impurities, purify, and fuse. The whole process was smooth and without any mistakes or unexpected events.
When it came to the final stage of condensing the core, Lu Li watched as Shushu went through the technique twice without success. So she switched to controlling the heat while using her divine sense to condense the core.
Just like kneading dough, it was kneaded in the medicinal liquid in the alchemy furnace until it quickly formed a large ball. Then, it was tried to divide the large ball into smaller pills.
Seeing this, Lu Li finally understood what was going on. His lips twitched as he watched helplessly as Shushu refined another giant pill with considerable medicinal effects.
It wasn't until Shushu took out the pill and put it together with the one from before that he pointed out Shushu's problem.
The failure to condense the core was due to incorrect technique during the core-forming hand seals and an imbalance in the supply of spiritual energy.
After summarizing, Lu Li demonstrated it to Shushu on the spot before Shushu could get back to the task.
Fortunately, this time the potatoes didn't go wrong.
Her alchemy techniques were no longer about simply piecing things together in the later stages, but rather about carefully using techniques to condense the pills.
Of course, the result was also very gratifying. The millet successfully refined three normal-sized, first-grade high-quality pills that were rich in spiritual energy and fragrant with medicinal aroma.
Although the success rate of refining pills is not as high as Lu Li's ten pills, it is only the beginning, and he has already refined high-grade pills without any poison. Shushu is still very impressive.
Therefore, Lu Li also praised the sweet potato very frankly, making the sweet potato feel like it was floating on air, almost forgetting who he was.
Immediately afterward, Shushu, who was pleased with the praise, became as excited as if she had been injected with chicken blood and threw herself into the great task of alchemy. She wanted to refine a lot of pills.
Lu Li, noticing her extreme excitement, did not stop her. He tried his best not to disturb her and watched her refine several batches of pills.
He stopped cultivating when his spiritual energy and spiritual power were exhausted, without exhausting his resources, and was very measured in his actions.
He exchanged a few words with the whale, asking it to keep watch, and then focused on refining pills.
However, compared to Shushu, a novice who was constantly refining first-grade Rejuvenation Pills to get a feel for it, Lu Li's pills were much more advanced, and the types and number of pills were also more varied.
As time passed, the senior and junior disciples continued to refine pills, and the entire island was filled with a rich aroma of pills.
The number of millet, potatoes, and jade bottles used to hold elixirs at Lu Li's feet also increased.
A group of small sea creatures and the island's spirit beasts, who were watching, couldn't hold back any longer. Their saliva dripped all over the ground, and you could even hear them swallowing hard.
When Shushu turned around, she met countless expectant gazes, the words "want to eat" practically tangible in them.
Looking at the pitiful beasts, then at the pills he had refined and the nearly full amount of spiritual plants, Shushu's eyes lit up, and he had a solution.
Then, she told the beasts about her idea of trading, and most of them scattered and went back to find things they could exchange for pills.
A small number of those who did not leave did so because they had something on them and directly exchanged it with the millet and sweet potato.
Unlike the previous exchange of spiritual plants and ores in the Frostfeather Whale Clan's territory, the trading method for Shushu this time was much more flexible. They would accept anything, and the quantity that could be exchanged depended on the concentration and level of spiritual energy.
Soon, she had exchanged quite a few pills, and a variety of other things had accumulated at her feet.
Spiritual plants, spiritual fruits, minerals, beautiful seashells, pretty stones, molted teeth of sea beasts, molted feathers of the winged race—except for the most outrageous ones, all the millet and potatoes were replaced.
In addition, the pills made from millet and sweet potatoes are an improved version specially developed by the Liuyue Sect, which is very useful for the beast race.
Not only does it taste good, but it also has amazing effects after consumption, and it doesn't cause erysipelas.
As soon as they finished eating, all the beastmen's eyes lit up. Without Shushu urging them, they spontaneously went around looking for things containing spiritual energy.
Even the few Frostfeather Whale cubs, including Whale Diamond, enthusiastically joined the group. They wanted to find more to exchange for sugar beans with millet and potatoes.
Yes, in the eyes of these beastmen, pills are actually just delicious candies that are beneficial to cultivation, and no one dislikes them.
As the beastmen roamed freely across land and sea in search of valuable items, the news gradually spread throughout the region, and more and more beastmen began to join the ranks.
Later on, when Shushu was too busy to take care of everything on his own, he hired several Frost Whales to start working.
He then took the spiritual plants he had gathered again and threw himself into the great work of alchemy with great enthusiasm.
As for Lu Li, he didn't interfere much throughout the process, focusing solely on refining pills. If he wanted to exchange for some higher-grade pills, Shushu would simply take them. The scene was extremely harmonious.
That day, just as Shushu was taking a rare break from his work and was lounging in his rocking chair, basking in the sun in a drowsy state.
A cold-feathered whale hurriedly arrived on the island, looking anxious.
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